Family planning

When it comes to family planning, prenatal care can easily be overlooked. But prenatal care is one of the most important factors in having a healthy pregnancy, for both women and their babies. Proper!-->…

Before the landmark decision Roe v. Wade on abortion rights being overturned, the landscape of family building for LGBTQ couples was already littered with legal and financial hurdles. But now, with the uncertainty following the Roe…

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The government's commitments under the 2030 Family Planning Agenda will serve as a benchmark for strengthening services under family planning and reproductive…

The National Population Commission (NPC) has called on the federal government, religious and cultural leaders, citizens and all stakeholders to engage more in harnessing human capital opportunities by building resilience to curb growth…

Family planning – Wikimedia Commons CAIRO – July 28, 2022: The Ministry of Health and Population announced on Wednesday that the total number of visits made by women to…

"India understood the importance of family planning early on and was the first country to launch a national family planning program in 1952." So said Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, as she…

By Ifeanyi Olannye The Delta government has tasked family planning (FP) service providers with the need to deploy their expertise for safe service delivery to service users, the “takers” in the state. State Commissioner for Health Dr.…

CONCORD- On Wednesday, July 27, contracts for family planning providers will be considered at the New Hampshire Executive Council meeting, including for three reproductive health providers whose contracts were most recently…

STATEN ISLAND, NY — Democratic senators have introduced legislation that would protect women's access to essential reproductive health care services and increase federal funding for Title X services.The Title X Family Planning Program is…

“India is the youngest country in the world and Uttar Pradesh is the youngest state. With the participation of the youth population, we are making Uttar Pradesh the best state” – these words are spoken by our Chief Minister…

The growth rate of the Nigerian population is quite alarming and is becoming a problem as the Nigerian economy struggles to respond to the rapid population growth. In context, this uncontrolled increase is already stretching the…

Mysore/Mysore: The Reproductive Health and Family Planning Clinic (RHFPC - Family Planning Hospital), which had been closed seven years ago, has started to operate again. Dr. Chaithanya and his team successfully performed laparoscopic…

RAWALPIDI: The Rawalpindi District Population Welfare Department will observe a week-long drive as part of the "World Population Day" from July 18 to 22, highlighting its importance for a healthy society. Speaking to the media, the…

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – The Central Shenandoah Health District has announced a change in the services it provides.After Wednesday, July 20, they will no longer be able to provide family planning. The health district said condom…

Performance period: July – August 2022 LoE: 10 days Hiring Manager: Shannon Pryor, Senior Advisor Family Planning and Reproductive Health Background Breakthrough ACTION is a five-year, cooperative agreement funded by USAID to lead its…

By Express press service BHUBANESWAR: Building on the success of the Family Planning Logistics Management Information System (FPLMIS) at the grassroots level, the government of Odisha has plans to expand it to…

In a country like India, where men are reluctant to undergo vasectomy or use condoms, the responsibility for family planning rests solely with women. Data shows that only 3% of the 51.6 million sterilizations that took place in India…

Yesterday, MSPNG held a graduation ceremony where 12 frontline NCD Provincial Health Authority trainees from different health facilities in the nation's capital received certificates from the Deputy Director of Public Health Services, the…

Really focus on education and health programs, so that the people of Aceh have educated, well-trained, skilled and healthy human resources Jakarta (ANTARA) - The head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency…

(Credit: Unsplash) This article was written exclusively for The European Sting by Mr Sharif Mohammad Sadat, a third year medical student currently studying at Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is affiliated with the…

Nigerian Health Minister Osagie Ehanire has said that one percent of the health budget at all levels of government will be allocated to family planning (FP). The decision, the minister noted, is part of…

The highest courts in Texas and Ohio have allowed Republican-led states to enforce restrictions and bans on pregnancy termination after the US Supreme Court sparked global protests last week by quashing the national constitutional right to…

(Credit: Unsplash) This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Muhammad Numan Tahir is a final year medical student at Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College Mirpur AJK, Pakistan. It is affiliated with…

F1Friday's Supreme Court ruling that struck down federally protected access to abortion services sent an earthquake through American citizens that hasn't been felt in decades. And with the cessation of abortion…

Senator Judith Schank, D-Berks A member of the Pennsylvania Women's Health Caucus introduced new…

(Credit: Unsplash) This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms Fatima Farooq, a 4th year medical student from Pakistan. It is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA),…

(Credit: Unsplash) This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms Bisma Naveed, a 4th year medical student from Pakistan. It is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA),…

In recent years, more and more women and couples have come to depend on fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) for family planning, and with good reason. As more is known about the dangers of pharmaceutical contraceptive drugs…

Pixalate analysis finds over 1,700 family planning apps in the Google and Apple app stores; Over 33% have potential access to personal information through device permissions and over 15% have no privacy policy detected LONDON and PALO…

In fact, when asked if they want to get pregnant again this year, the answer is no. Jakarta (ANTARA) - Fewer than 30 percent of Indonesian women expressed interest in participating in the family planning (KB) program after…

The new Family Planning Clinic Locator tool can help people find services in their area. It is available here: https://opa-fpclinicdb.hhs.gov/ New tool helps people find health services in their area – The Center…

Mr. David Allan Paintsil, Central Regional Focal Point of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) called for intensified education on the need for all women of childbearing age (WIFA) to practice family planning. He said…

The individual winner is MP Emma Theofelus, who is currently Deputy Minister of Information in Namibia and the youngest recipient of the award. The Indonesian Institutional Winner, BKKBN, is a non-departmental government agency that…

By Obinna Unaeze The Niger State Primary Health Care Development Agency (NSPHCDA) reports that more than 250,718 families adopted family planning (FP) from 2021 to May 2022 in the state. The agency's FP coordinator, Ms. Dorcas…

Concerns raised by FWRM about some men believing that any family planning initiated by women must have their consent In a consultation with the Minister of Health, some men expressed concern that women were using…

Disappointed fathers in Nairai District, the Lomaiviti have aired their grievances over their partners' involvement in family planning activities without their knowledge. Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete was briefed on the…

Tribune press service Parveen Arora Karnal, June 6 The responsibility for family planning falls more on women as the number of women opting for…

Being away from home is an integral part of military service. From training to deployments, the men and women who protect this country give a lot. Erin Mish would know. She is an 11-year-old veterinarian who served in the Army National…

With rising rates of teen pregnancy, it's time to focus even more on education and prevention. Although parental involvement is not required, the Michigan Central District Health Department encourages teens to talk to their parents or an…

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Family Planning (KB) program is an important investment for Indonesian skilled human resources in the long term, according to the National Population and…

This article was originally published here PLoS One. 2022 May 27;17(5):e0267944. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267944. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR) among married women increased…

Massachusetts: A study of the impact of family planning on women's postpartum contraceptive use and birth spacing of 2,143 married women aged 18-35 in Lilongwe, Malawi, who were pregnant or had recently given birth, found that women who…

Stettler Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Center Acting Director Jenessa McAuley cuts the ribbon held outside the door by Mayor Sean Nolls and Donna Morris of the Stettler Regional Board of Trade, celebrating the facility's grand…

The US Family Planning Clinic in Pensacola responded to its suspension issued over the weekend.And he will appeal the case, the clinic's attorney, Julie Gallagher, of the law firm Tallahassee…

In a country where conversations about sex and pregnancy, childbirth and abortion, and women's health in general, remain taboo even in metropolises, a doctor from Kalahandi district in Odisha is raising awareness of…

Living with sickle cell disease is not an easy task. At 32, I still struggle to understand my body and live as freely as I would like. Because it is in our power to prevent children from experiencing this horrible, debilitating disease, I…

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) — The Pritzker administration on Monday afternoon celebrated $11.2 million in grants for family planning services in low-income communities in Illinois. State leaders say this will support access to Title X services that…

A seven-month program in Kenyan public hospitals aimed at increasing access and use of oral PrEP among adolescent girls and young women has seen low uptake, with critical challenges encountered at health facilities, learned the INTEREST…

Serious measures are needed to deal with the increase in population Six convoys for reproductive health and family planning were deployed on Monday to 18 villages in six governorates. The convoys, supervised by the Ministry of Health,…

The US Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it has awarded $16.3 million in grants to improve telehealth infrastructure and the capacity of reproductive health clinics nationwide. HHS used funds available…

People's Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant and Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike has revealed that he has a clear plan to counter the activities of marauding bandits in Katsina State and other parts of the country, if…

Jaipur: The National Family Health Survey 5 (NFHS-5) shows that men's contribution to permanent family planning in the state has increased slightly from 0.2% to 0.3% over the past five last years.This is very little compared to women…

File photo: A family planning counselor talks to Egyptian mothers at a new clinic in Fayoum province, southwest of Cairo, Egypt February 19, 2019. REUTERS The convoys are part of the country's national project for the development of the…

Catherine Houghton BOZEMAN, Mont. — In a bustling downtown cafe, a drawing of a ski lift with intrauterine devices for chairs catches the eyes of sleepy customers who start their mornings with a jolt of caffeine. The flyer…

Using national data from 134 countries between 1990 and 2015, Kerim Can Kavakli (Bocconi University, Milan) and…

By Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe As the campaign on the use of contraceptives and family planning (FP) continues with myths and misconceptions in Gombe, the cost of living has been identified as a major driver of the momentum…

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The government of Rwanda, with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has launched 2030 commitments on family planning. The new pledges…

KIGALI, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda on Thursday joined the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and development partners to launch the Family!-->…

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Like Europe after World War II, political instability in war-torn countries, social and economic upheaval, religious constraints and large refugee populations from Ukraine, Syria, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt,…

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Anambra's health commissioner, Dr. Afam Obidike, advised women and families to embrace family planning to cope with economic hardship. He made the call at The Challenge Initiative (TCI) End of Project Dissemination Meeting and Family…

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Clinic Gwada is the only government-owned Primary Health Center (PHC) in the Gwada community of the Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. MCH Gwada was designed to provide maternal and child…

Between 2015 and 2019, the world reported approximately 121 million unintended pregnancies each year, which accounted for 48% of all pregnancies. More than one in seven unintended pregnancies have occurred in India. This is a serious…

This article was originally published here BMJ Global Health. 2022 Apr;7(4):e007862. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007862. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Reduced unmet need for contraception is associated with better health outcomes. We…

Press Releases 04/12/2022 Attorney General Tong joins coalition fighting to protect family planning funding 23 Attorney General's Group Case File in Support of Biden-Harris…

Sterilization as a method of contraception is on the increase. For decades, India has relied on female sterilization as the primary method of contraception. Apart from the fact that vasectomies are safer and non-invasive, its reversal…

Affordable reproductive health and family planning resources shouldn't be controversial, but in recent years these vital services have become collateral damage in culture wars.That's why US Senator Patty Murray's efforts to restore…

This article was originally published here BMJ open. 2022 Apr 8;12(4):e054277. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054277. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to understand, during an intervention that integrated family planning (FP) and…

Hundreds, if not thousands, of Chinese women are still seeking redress after their health was destroyed by botched or untested reproductive procedures aimed at keeping births within the limits set by…

Head of the Commission on Population and Development, Dr. Juan Antonio Perez III (Screenshot)…

In 1952, India became the first country in the world to launch a national family planning program. Over the decades, the program has transformed in terms of objectives and repositioned itself not only to achieve population stabilization,…

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A Planned Parenthood nurse went ahead and removed a contraceptive implant from an intellectually disabled teenager as the girl's grandmother worried about her ability to decide.The 16-year-old girl was at risk of being sexually exploited…

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today defended access to essential, federally funded preventative care and family planning services provided by the Title X program. Attorney General Bonta and Attorney General of New York…

LAHORE: The Provincial People's Welfare Department has announced a full-throttle campaign for family planning in the province and in this regard, the department on Wednesday shared its "advocacy campaign leading to a call to action,…

After more than 30 years, the nonprofit North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) is ending its family planning and health services program on March 31. The decision was approved March 22 by the NECAC Board of Directors and covers…

Express press service HYDERABAD: Revealing the worrying doctor-patient ratio in the state, a family planning camp held in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district had to be canceled after the sole surgeon performing the procedures…

Recently, ACSA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers have come under criticism during the outreach program in rural Maharashtra. The state government decided to include a rubber replica of a penis in family planning sessions. ASHA…

Rubber penises that are part of family planning training kits used by health workers have angered conservatives in India, where sex remains a taboo subject.The country's frontline health workers, called Accredited Social Health Activists…